Republic Interview 2/8
02-01-2012, 05:26 PM
#21
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If you live in Ohio or Indiana, I'd say this isn't the worse place to work. If you don't, then expect 12-13 days off with less than half your trips being commutable on one end. That's if you're not stuck on reserve for 5 years like some of our CHQ FOs. The company loves outstation bases. As a new hire, you can expect to be placed in one. You won't be able to sniff a hub base for a very long time. Also, our current work rules make attempts at schedule improvement futile. I'm 0 for 32 at drop/swap attempts for the month of February.
I've been here 4+ years, bid 50% in my base and still buy on average 5-6 hotel rooms a month. I'll say it again, the company LOVES outstation bases.
Sure I'm a little bit grizzled, but you prospective new hires need to hear the honest truth. The equipment is great if you're lucky enough to be on the E170/190, but everything else about this company sucks. I know a job is a job, but I can tell you my friends at Skywest, Pinnacolaba, Expressjet, Eagle, Air Whiskey, & PSA take home more cheddar with a significantly better quality of life.
I've been here 4+ years, bid 50% in my base and still buy on average 5-6 hotel rooms a month. I'll say it again, the company LOVES outstation bases.
Sure I'm a little bit grizzled, but you prospective new hires need to hear the honest truth. The equipment is great if you're lucky enough to be on the E170/190, but everything else about this company sucks. I know a job is a job, but I can tell you my friends at Skywest, Pinnacolaba, Expressjet, Eagle, Air Whiskey, & PSA take home more cheddar with a significantly better quality of life.
Last edited by Oskeewowow; 02-01-2012 at 05:28 PM. Reason: clarity
02-01-2012, 09:44 PM
#25
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 5,026
The guy who calls will say Republic, as in Republic Airways Holdings, the holding company that owns all three. They hire together. When they call for class, they tell you what certificate the class is for. Sometimes if there are classes for more than one coming up, they'll give you a choice (not often, though). Most of the hiring lately has been for Shuttle.
My experience has been mixed. Management is dishonest and exploits our CBA and it's numerous loopholes. But the people are awesome and I enjoy coming to work. I think pay is below average. While the hourly rates look comparable to our peers, the work rules make it hard to credit more than 90-95 hours a month. So I make less than my friends with the same time in at ASA, XJT, PNCL, and SKW. Upgrade has also been painfully slow and you have the whole F9 debacle and all the uncertainty that that brings with it.
But all in all, I still don't mind getting up and coming to work.
My experience has been mixed. Management is dishonest and exploits our CBA and it's numerous loopholes. But the people are awesome and I enjoy coming to work. I think pay is below average. While the hourly rates look comparable to our peers, the work rules make it hard to credit more than 90-95 hours a month. So I make less than my friends with the same time in at ASA, XJT, PNCL, and SKW. Upgrade has also been painfully slow and you have the whole F9 debacle and all the uncertainty that that brings with it.
But all in all, I still don't mind getting up and coming to work.
02-01-2012, 10:08 PM
#26
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Position: A320FO
Posts: 56
Hey Brian, you always come back to your reserve base - unless of course you called and asked to sit reserve "out of base" meaning you are based in Indy and asked to sit a stretch of reserve in Columbus or something along those lines.
02-01-2012, 11:36 PM
#27
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Joined APC: May 2006
Position: 767 CA
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@Brian - what he meant was that most trips here start early and finish late, so you're going to end up buying some nights in hotels or a crash pad if you don't live in base.
@hockey - 90-95 CREDIT not blocked. Most of my friends at other places seem to have no trouble crediting 90-110 hours. Most months my credit is 85 ish with around 15 days off, and I'm in the top 10%.
@hockey - 90-95 CREDIT not blocked. Most of my friends at other places seem to have no trouble crediting 90-110 hours. Most months my credit is 85 ish with around 15 days off, and I'm in the top 10%.
02-02-2012, 03:25 AM
#28
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You're going to find haters at every airline. Regional or mainline. I've even heard UPS/FedEx guys b**ch. We're pilots, there's always something to complain about. You just have to decide which rules you can live with. If you're top 10%, great. If you're in the middle, life's still fair. If you're at the bottom, well, you're going to have good days and bad days. A new hire should never expect a glamorous QOL. That's what getting your foot in the door is all about. As for F9? Who knows what's going to happen. You'll get several pilots on here that like to just duke it out. No one knows how it's going to turn out. It could be good for RAH but bad for either pilot group. We won't know until it all happens.
Remember, pilots are the first to speculate and the last to know, every time.
Remember, pilots are the first to speculate and the last to know, every time.
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02-02-2012, 05:58 AM
#29
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You're going to find haters at every airline. Regional or mainline. I've even heard UPS/FedEx guys b**ch. We're pilots, there's always something to complain about. You just have to decide which rules you can live with. If you're top 10%, great. If you're in the middle, life's still fair. If you're at the bottom, well, you're going to have good days and bad days. A new hire should never expect a glamorous QOL. That's what getting your foot in the door is all about. As for F9? Who knows what's going to happen. You'll get several pilots on here that like to just duke it out. No one knows how it's going to turn out. It could be good for RAH but bad for either pilot group. We won't know until it all happens.
Remember, pilots are the first to speculate and the last to know, every time.
Remember, pilots are the first to speculate and the last to know, every time.
The people here are great and I love my job but the company can make it hard on you more than they should sometimes. If you do come here just pray you get RW or S5 unless RP has a base you want. I finally just moved to my base as up to 15 nights a month at a hotel was getting too much. If I really tried I could get it down to 9 or so if I were willing to fly home on a two day off period.
02-02-2012, 06:17 AM
#30
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I've been here ~5 years topped out on pay and my box 1 W-2 was 23K. That is what a maxed out FO with a meager contribution to 401K will earn here on Reserve. I'm reserve on the E-190 with 11 days off per month. The trips and reserve usage are incredibly inefficient. I typically fly 20-30 hours a month and deadhead about 30 hours on top of that but I work nearly every reserve day.
I'm working on my MS (engineering) so I can get out of this mess. I also have a second job. I can't stress enough, go somewhere else. Competence and integrity are two traits not found in our managers.
I'm working on my MS (engineering) so I can get out of this mess. I also have a second job. I can't stress enough, go somewhere else. Competence and integrity are two traits not found in our managers.
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